That's why I think the solution is to just reduce buyout years. Maybe 8? That way you'r stuck only buying out 1 year deals on WW pickups, and the only way your able to eat crappy contracts is if you do nothing all year on the waiver wire.

Idoit40fans wrote:Thats unfortunate circumstances for someone. How is it any different from having 3 or 4 guys injured in May with limited DL spots? We have 22 man rosters

Well, I am in support of more (unlimited?) DL spots.

But, we've made the decision to limit it to 2 spots. So, it is significantly different. The 3 or 4 DL guys at least have the possibility of being placed on DL because their teams will assign them to the MLB Disabled List. The unfortunate circumstance in your scenario is created by the league's DL spot limits. The unfortunate circumstance in my scenario is created by a gap in what happens in MLB and what can happen in fantasy (i.e., we can't expand rosters in Yahoo!).

Idoit40fans wrote:Thats unfortunate circumstances for someone. How is it any different from having 3 or 4 guys injured in May with limited DL spots? We have 22 man rosters

Well, I am in support of more (unlimited?) DL spots.

But, we've made the decision to limit it to 2 spots. So, it is significantly different. The 3 or 4 DL guys at least have the possibility of being placed on DL because their teams will assign them to the MLB Disabled List. The unfortunate circumstance in your scenario is created by the league's DL spot limits. The unfortunate circumstance in my scenario is created by a gap in what happens in MLB and what can happen in fantasy (i.e., we can't expand rosters in Yahoo!).

Well...injuries kill people's seasons all the time. I understand there are some other issues with the DL option, but really I don't see any reason to change rules because of some injury issues. No one is saying you shouldn't have dumped teixera there, if your going for it, i don't think "good of the league" type thinking is necessary.

Idoit40fans wrote:No the unfortunate circumstance in your scenario is that the player got hurt and you didn't have a viable replacement.

What? I replace him with a bench player and then who do I replace that bench player with? I don't. I run one roster spot short the rest of the year for the good of the league. Its idiotic to allow such a scenario to occur. I'm convinced you are just burying your head in the sand on this to defend a position, which I'm not even sure why you are so married to -- I don't think there's any way we prevent you from keeping Teixeira.

The odds of the rule even being implicated in a given year are probably slim. It might happen once every 3 years. And if the next time it happens the player is Mike Trout? The rule hurts almost nothing and stands to protect against the free addition (weakening of draft class) of a marquee player. The only person that wins by not having a rule is the random team that has a stud fall in their lap.

No, i'm thinking back to when I had 5 players injured earlier in the season and had to just sit them there on my bench. I know there are other scenarios that people just have to deal with because I dealt with them. I have repeatedly said that I don't care if I have Tex or not. I do not want this rule in place, its illogical.

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Not sure if we have different innings limits for relievers, but if we did change it to appearances or something, how is that affected in the case of Chapman? Closer last year, will be a starter this year, and is under 200 IP.

Idoit40fans wrote:Not sure if we have different innings limits for relievers, but if we did change it to appearances or something, how is that affected in the case of Chapman? Closer last year, will be a starter this year, and is under 200 IP.

I'm pretty sure it was an appearance limit. I want to say 50 or 60. It was based off the number of appearances a reliever has in one season.

I have quite a lot of 1B and/or OF eligible guys if anyone is interested. Allen Craig, Brandon Belt and Lucas Duda all losing farm eligibility. Joey Votto and Josh Willingham have one year left, Justin Upton and Carlos Gonzalez have two..

Plenty of catching as well, Weiters has one year removing and both Wilin Rosario and Salvy Perez sneak in under 500 ab's and can remain farm eligible. d'Arnaud also there and further away.